Bike Odyssey 2001

by John Beverly, CBC President 2000-current year

The next millennium is here and I feel an extra heavy burden to make my new years resolutions really mean something. I resolve to do a lot of things, but as far as biking is concerned, I want to get really up to speed on my road bike this year.

I resolve to work less and enjoy more. (That might be tough one.) I don't really have any bad habits to break, so I'll just work on improvements:

I resolve to ride 90% of the Thursday night rides and 75% of the Saturday rides.

I also vow to make my "shotgun" rides every month, (I ride 32 miles as fast as I can, non-stop. To my mom's house and back) and get faster each time. I will attempt to average 21 mph, on the "shotgun", even if I have a heart attack trying.

I pledge to climb Robert's Mill road at least 5 times this year, without stopping and Suck Creek and Monteagle at least 10 times each. That should get me basically where I need to be in the strength and duration department.

I also resolve to log my progress this year in an attempt to manage my improvement.

OK. So what are you going to do this year, as far as biking is concerned? I hope everyone will attempt to get stronger and ride more, but most of all, have fun and good fellowship. I hope each of you will attend the four big events this year, or offer to lend a hand. We need to fill some empty spaces in the officer lineup and I hope some of you will step forward and offer to fill those positions. Let's spread the workload a little so no one person has to miss out on all of the fun.

I really wish the weather was better and I didn't have to work today, because I feel a strong urge to ride my bike. I have felt the call a lot lately and it seems the weather wishes to build my anxiety. I have not been available to do much riding over the past few months and I am starting to really miss it.

I think I'll go ahead and take the mountain bike out in the mud. I just hate cleaning up afterward. Maybe something interesting will happen about which I can write a good story. Who knows, maybe those riding glasses I got for Christmas will cause a visual correction or maybe I'll ride into an eerie fog and experience a weird time warp effect or an "Outer Limits" experience. Nah!

I'll just get muddy, but I can't wait. I think I'll knock off early.

PS The Christmas Party will be at Daisy's house, again this year. I hope everyone can attend. I will have a special little gift for everyone present.

If you need to get in touch with me you may call 876-1325 or e-mail Chattbike@aol.com. Let me know how things are going and if there is anything you would like to see happen for the bike club for next year.

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